Stiffener for razors.



E. WEGK. STIFFENER FOR RAZORS. APPLICATION FILED mmu, 1910.

Patented June 27, 1911.

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STIFFENER FOR RAZOR/S.

Specificatio of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27, 1911.

Application filed March 11, 1910. Serial No. 548,523.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD WEOK, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, county of Kings, and State of NewYork, whose post-office address is 148 Fulton street, New York city,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stiifeners for Razors, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a wafer blade razor, with asuitable stiffener which will so stiffen the blade so that it can beused advantageously under severe conditions of service. This object andother objects are accomplished by my invention, gne embodiment of whichis hereinafter set orth.

For a more particular description of my invention reference is to be hadto the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a razor provided with my improvement. Fig. 2is an enlarged view of the blade with the stiffener. Fig. 3 is asectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2, looking in the directionof the arrows. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig.1, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 5 is a view of thestiffener, detached from the razor. Figs. 6 and 7 are views of port-ionsof the holder and handle, opposite edges being shown.

Throughout the various views of the drawing, similar referencecharacters designate similar parts.

My improved razor 1 is provided with a handle 2, of the conventionalform, which is provided at one end with a pivot 3, which connects therazor with a holder 4 that carries a blade 5 and a stiffener 6.

The holder 4 is preferably composed of a sheet metal portion 7 which isbent substantially as shown, 71. 6., with two converging flanges 8 whichreceive and hold the blade 5, and these flanges adjoin the solid portion9 which is preferably bent around a filler 10 which extends to theextreme end of the tang of the holder 4. The filler is roughened at 11and covered at 12 by a flap bent over fromthe holder 4. The portion 11is in a slight recess for the thumb and a corresponding recess is madeat 13 near the end of the tang, in the conventional manner. The holderhas integral projections 14 to limit the movement of the stiffener 6 onthe holder 4 and an internal projection 15 to limit the inward movementof the blade 5.

The blade 5 is preferably composed of a thin sheet of steel of theproper length ground or shaped to a suitable cutting edge 16 on one sideand backed with a reinforce 17 on the other which fits snug between theflanges 8 and back of the holder 4.

It is obvious that the razor, above described, could be used without thestiffener,

but if so used, the thin blade 5 would spring when in use and would notbe sufficlently stiff to shave a thick beard. This difficulty isentirely overcome by the use of the stiffener 6, which is preferablymade of sheet metal with one edge 18 adapted to rest close to thecutting edge 16 of the razor, and the other edge 19 is preferablycurved, as shown, and terminates short of the edge 18. The back isprovided with recesses 20 which form a grating and give the stiffener 6a neat and finished appearance and prevent it from being too rigid. Whenthe stiffener 6 is applied on the holder 4, the edge 19 rests against anedge of a flange 8 for a portion of its length only. The other edge 18of the stiffener 6 rests snug against the blade 5 throughout its entirelength. This construction forces the stiffener 6 against the blade 5 soas to greatly stiffen the blade without in any way interfering with itsuse. As only a small portion of the edge 19 is in contact with theholder 4, the blade 5 is stiffened without distortion, and a holder 6may be readily removed when desired. The razor may be stropped eitherwith or without the stiffener in position.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it isobvious that it is not restricted thereto, but is broad tending againstthe holder and a curved edge 10 enough to cover all structures that comeWithin the scope of the annexed claim.

Vhat I claim is:

In a device of the class described, a holder and a Wafer blade held bysaid holder and a stifiener, said stiffener having a straight edgeresting against the Wafer blade and near one edge thereof, a curvedportion exbeyond said curved portion embracing portions of said holderwhereby the blade is stiffened and held firm in said holder.

EDWARD WECK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

